711:
31:
207:
514:
477:
493:, which is one of the earliest extant examples of English vernacular homiletic writings. The Blickling homilies were first edited and translated in the 19th century by Richard Morris, whose work is still considered definitive. A more recent translation and edition by Richard J. Kelly was widely panned by scholars and critics upon publication. Another important manuscript formerly at Blickling Hall is the Blickling or
214:
433:, whilst officers were housed in the house itself. The adjacent lake was used by RAF service personnel to practise dinghy drills during the Second World War. The National Trust has created the RAF Oulton Museum on site in tribute to the RAF pilots and ground crew who served in the Second World War, and this may be visited for no additional entrance fee.
505:, where it is MS M.776. The entire collection at Blickling Hall is in the process of being cataloged and put online by John Gandy, who began the project in 2010 but does not expect to finish for several years. Catalog records are available as the project progresses and accessible through the National Trust website or COPAC.
578:
to advise on garden matters. John Adey Repton went on to provide designs for many garden features. The estate was inherited by nine-year-old
William Schomberg Robert Kerr, 8th Marquess of Lothian in 1840. He re-introduced the formality and colour schemes of the parterre. After his death at the age of
436:
At the end of the war, the house was de-requisitioned. The
National Trust again let it to tenants until 1960, when the Trust began work to restore the house to a style reflecting its history. The house and grounds were opened to the public in 1962 and remain open under the name of "Blickling Estate".
630:
hedges. The lawns which frame the main approach to the hall are bounded by yew hedges which were first recorded by
William Freeman of Hamels in 1745. Surrounding the hall on three sides is the dry moat. The plantings in the moist, sheltered conditions of the moat were considerably revised by Lindsay
375:
and they lived together at
Blickling Hall for twenty years. It was Sir John who completed the building of the house that his father had started. They incurred huge debts. Frances was able to reduce the debt by £6,000 but she had to forestall her creditors. John became not well and Frances cared for
521:
The estate covers 4,777 acres (1,933 ha) and includes: 500 acres (200 ha) of woodland, 450 acres (180 ha) of parkland and 3,500 acres (1,400 ha) of farmland. Much of it is classified as Grade 2 and 3 agricultural land which is actively managed by the
National Trust to provide
404:
remodelled the hall between 1765 and 1785. Although the estate then passed down to his youngest daughter
Caroline, who was married to Lord Suffield, the couple died childless and it thus devolved to Caroline's nephew William Kerr, the 8th Marquess of Lothian, who remodelled the west front. It
650:
To the rear of the property is the noted
Parterre garden which is located on the east lawn. Originally created as a Victorian sunken garden it was remodelled by Lindsay in the early 1930s. Set around an 18th-century listed stone fountain, she divided the garden into four large, colourful
451:, would be placed in the lake and the resulting liquid pumped into the house for further warming, enabling the heating of large parts of the house. The Trust estimated the project would save some 25,000 litres of oil each year, with cost savings in the region of £16,000.
557:
In the latter half of the 18th century John Hobart, 2nd Earl of
Buckingham, embarked on works that would radically change the appearance of the gardens. All traces of formality were removed, and naturally arranged clumps of trees were planted to create a
593:
to remodel the gardens. In the parterre she replaced the jumble of tiny flower beds with four large square beds planted with a mixture of herbaceous plants in graduated and harmonious colours. Other changes included removal of a line of
484:
The library at
Blickling Estate contains one of the most historically significant collections of manuscripts and books in England. The library's estimated 13,000 to 14,000 volumes span 146 linear feet. The core collection was formed by
1303:
265:. The library at Blickling Hall contains one of the most historically significant collections of manuscripts and books in England, containing an estimated 13,000 to 14,000 volumes. The core collection was formed by
523:
991:
1017:
758:
planted by
Lindsay in her original 1930s design. Scattered throughout the garden are many garden ornaments including thirty pieces supplied to Lady Lothian in 1877 by Austin & Seeley of
425:(the last private owner of Blickling) in December 1940, the Blickling estate passed into the care of the National Trust as part of his bequest, under the terms of the Country Houses Scheme.
1130:
270:
138:
923:
1308:
1351:
766:
and rose garden, both of which will be located in the Wilderness and open to the public in the near future. In 2015, it was announced that Blickling's unused
695:, the shell fountain and the kitchen garden. To the north of the parterre is the Wilderness garden which is bisected by radial grassed avenues flanked with
995:
844:
1024:
361:
1119:
675:
with colours ranging from hot to cool. Close by, are the White and Black borders which were established in 2009, together with a collection of
1366:
1336:
754:. Opened in 2010, it will be known as the Orangery Garden. The Grade II listed Temple is approached by the Temple walk which is lined with
65:
1243:
1208:
313:
in about 1501. A statue and portrait of Anne may be found at Blickling Estate which carry the inscription, "Anna Bolena hic nata 1507" (
1361:
550:. A garden mount– an artificial hill in Blickling's flat landscape, was made to provide views of the new garden. With the accession of
920:
1227:
1346:
838:
401:
389:
376:
him. They had several children but only Phillipa survived. In 1647 John died and Phillipa married her cousin and her father's heir
1326:
892:
289:, and whose coat of arms is still on display there. Later, the property was in the possession of the Boleyn family, and home to
1154:
329:
861:
422:
554:(later the 1st Earl of Buckingham) in 1698 the garden was expanded to add a new wilderness and the temple was constructed.
535:
290:
570:
trees. Following the 2nd Earl's death in 1793, his youngest daughter Caroline, Lady Suffield, employed landscape gardener
440:
In 2015 the National Trust marked the 75th anniversary of Philip Kerr's death with a celebration of his life and times.
1331:
897:
206:
734:
trees. Adjacent, to the building is a steep sided dell which is home to many woodland plants including a selection of
400:
and building the Doric Temple in the grounds, as well as extending the park by the purchase of adjacent land. His son
1356:
1275:
1259:
1194:
949:
810:
460:
was being deployed to the hall in an attempt to prevent damage to various artworks there, including a tapestry from
489:(1682-1742), a cousin of the Hobarts of Blickling. The most important manuscript associated with the house is the
344:, is credited with the design of the current structure. The Lord Chief Justice married Dorothy, the daughter of
1341:
486:
266:
108:
992:"In-depth look at how Blickling Hall is set to be heated using its lake – Environment – Eastern Daily Press"
551:
377:
372:
297:
between 1499 and 1505. Although the exact birth dates of their children are unknown, historians including
543:
770:
covering 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) is to be regenerated. The project will take five years to complete.
1376:
1067:
320:
The house of Blickling seen today was built on the ruins of the old Boleyn property in the reign of
1018:"Blickling Hall, Norfolk: Lake Source Heat Pump: Historic Impact Assessment for the National Trust"
779:
160:
1205:
584:
502:
468:. In conjunction with this, chemicals to confuse the moths' mating behaviour would also be used.
456:
393:
710:
719:
610:
The garden at Blickling covers 55 acres (22 ha) and contains formal and informal gardens,
538:
family in the 1450s, but no records survive to give an indication of their appearance. After
286:
235:
128:
522:
income to support the house, gardens, park and woods. The estate is listed Grade II* on the
1263:
1092:
579:
38, responsibility for the gardens rested with Lady Lothian and her head gardener Mr Lyon.
465:
679:. The western side of the garden features the lawned Acre which is fringed by a spreading
663:
shaped yew marking each corner. In the terraces above the parterre there are plantings of
8:
1224:
1041:
839:"Hobart [née Egerton], Lady Frances (1603–1664), religious patron and benefactor"
461:
447:
system, using residual warmth from the estate's lake. Tubing, filled with a plant-based
1371:
583:, 11th Marquis of Lothian, inherited the estate in 1930. After disparaging comments in
490:
321:
1271:
1190:
945:
857:
806:
580:
333:
30:
1141:
888:
849:
652:
575:
559:
539:
325:
294:
258:
254:
871:
667:, seasonal beds and the double borders created in 2006, contain a wide variety of
1231:
1212:
927:
743:
742:. In 2009, an area of woodland was cleared close to the orangery to create a new
611:
494:
345:
301:
are confident that all three surviving children were likely born at Blickling –
853:
696:
680:
623:
571:
534:
A house and garden existed at Blickling before the estate was purchased by the
513:
368:
341:
337:
262:
118:
1320:
1296:
767:
687:
are played here in the summer months. Further highlights are a collection of
627:
615:
590:
476:
306:
148:
80:
67:
965:
763:
542:
acquired the estate in 1616, he remodelled the gardens to include ponds, a
414:
349:
282:
238:
1095:(MS. 71, s.x/xi) and privately owned by the Scheide family who reside in
759:
430:
310:
302:
1108:
1096:
668:
418:
417:
the house was requisitioned and served as the Officers' Mess of nearby
242:
257:, England. The mansion was built on the ruins of a Tudor building for
735:
676:
636:
444:
298:
246:
49:
1109:
Book Review of Kelly's Blickling Homilies in Church History, Vol. 73
747:
739:
727:
692:
688:
644:
640:
595:
563:
547:
454:
In February 2021, it was reported that the parasitic wasp species
1120:
Review of Kelly's Blickling Homilies in Medium Aevum, Spring 2006
824:
Consumption and Gender in the Early Seventeenth-Century Household
751:
723:
684:
672:
656:
619:
599:
498:
353:
250:
53:
1131:
Review of Kelly's Blicking Homilies in Speculum, Vol 80, Issue 2
755:
731:
567:
448:
357:
1042:"Blickling Hall: Wasps deployed to protect mansion from moths"
942:
100 Group (Bomber support): RAF Bomber Command in World War II
1282:
The Real Falstaff, Sir John Fastolf and the Hundred Years War
704:
700:
664:
660:
632:
397:
655:
beds surrounded by L-shaped borders stocked with roses and
848:. Vol. 1 (online ed.). Oxford University Press.
598:
in the Temple walk, which were replaced with plantings of
746:. Stocked with a wide range of woodland plants including
429:
servicemen and women were billeted within the grounds in
426:
1309:
The Headless ghosts of Blickling Hall – an animated myth
958:
281:
In the 15th century, Blickling was in the possession of
1091:
This volume is now housed in the Firestone Library at
1023:. Broadland District Council. May 2015. Archived from
944:(1 ed.). Barnsley: Pen & Sword. p. 127.
241:
situated in 5,000 acres of parkland in a loop of the
762:, London. Future projects include the creation of a
614:
buildings and structures, woodland, specimen trees,
966:"ALVA - Association of Leading Visitor Attractions"
887:
837:
285:in Norfolk (1380–1459), who made a fortune in the
437:During 2019, the site received 225,624 visitors.
1318:
1352:Grade II* listed parks and gardens in Norfolk
1206:National Garden Scheme-Blickling Hall gardens
989:
396:in 1746. He was responsible for creating the
16:17th-century stately home in Norfolk, England
1268:Heraldry in Historic Houses of Great Britain
883:
881:
718:The wilderness hides a Secret Garden with a
626:(open to the public 2010), and 18th century
501:with Old English glosses, now owned by the
405:thereafter passed down in the Kerr family.
332:and 1st Baronet, who bought Blickling from
269:. The property passed into the care of the
443:Work began in October 2015 to introduce a
149:https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/blickling
29:
878:
517:The fountain and east side of the mansion
464:, caused by difficulties controlling the
1155:"Cataloging Blickling's Book Collection"
822:Jane Whittle & Elizabeth Griffiths,
709:
512:
475:
293:, later Earl of Wiltshire, and his wife
845:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
508:
1319:
1304:Books in the Library of Blickling Hall
1181:
1179:
1177:
1175:
939:
836:Allen, Elizabeth (23 September 2004).
797:
795:
524:Register of Historic Parks and Gardens
330:Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
213:
916:
914:
835:
423:Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian
1367:National Trust properties in Norfolk
1187:The National Trust, Blickling Estate
726:. Nearby is the listed 18th century
566:had been built to overwinter tender
1337:Grade I listed buildings in Norfolk
1172:
893:"Blickling Hall (garden) (1000154)"
792:
605:
13:
1253:
911:
898:National Heritage List for England
803:The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn.
388:In 1698 the estate passed down to
14:
1388:
1362:Historic house museums in Norfolk
1288:
529:
408:
805:2004, Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
390:Sir John Hobart, the 5th Baronet
383:
276:
212:
205:
1347:Grade I listed museum buildings
1237:
1225:National Trust garden evolution
1218:
1199:
1147:
1135:
1124:
1113:
1102:
1085:
1060:
1034:
722:, scented plants and a central
362:Speaker of the House of Commons
1327:1616 establishments in England
1010:
983:
933:
829:
816:
1:
994:. Edp24.co.uk. Archived from
990:Sophie Biddle (9 July 2015).
785:
730:which houses a collection of
707:trees and naturalised bulbs.
683:tree. Outdoor sports such as
497:, an 8th-century illuminated
480:The library at Blickling Hall
109:Sir Henry Hobart, 1st Baronet
872:UK public library membership
378:Sir John Hobart, 3rd Baronet
373:Sir John Hobart, 2nd Baronet
7:
773:
589:, Lothian engaged gardener
283:Sir John Fastolf of Caister
10:
1393:
1270:, p. 46–51,pb. 2000,
1234:Retrieved 15 December 2013
1068:"The Library at Blickling"
471:
336:in 1616. The architect of
315:Anne Boleyn born here 1507
261:from 1616 and designed by
1332:Country houses in Norfolk
1313:list of paintings on view
1284:, (Pen & Sword, 2010)
1244:Blickling's walled garden
1144:Retrieved 12 October 2009
691:underplanted with autumn
200:
196:
192:
184:
176:
168:
158:
154:
144:
134:
124:
114:
104:
96:
59:
45:
37:
28:
23:
1357:Houses completed in 1616
1230:15 December 2013 at the
780:Blickling Park mausoleum
1246:Retrieved 3 August 2015
1215:Retrieved 15 April 2013
940:Bowman, Martin (2006).
921:Lord Lothian exhibition
503:Pierpont Morgan Library
457:Trichogramma evanescens
394:Earl of Buckinghamshire
221:Location within Norfolk
930:Retrieved 25 June 2015
854:10.1093/ref:odnb/66725
826:(Oxford, 2012), p. 45.
715:
518:
481:
245:, near the village of
125:Architectural style(s)
1342:Grade I listed houses
1211:27 March 2013 at the
713:
516:
479:
421:. After the death of
1093:Princeton University
1030:on 22 December 2015.
926:26 June 2015 at the
509:The Blickling estate
466:common clothes moth
462:Catherine the Great
309:in about 1504, and
77: /
1048:. 17 February 2021
998:on 25 January 2016
716:
618:garden ornaments,
562:. By the 1780s an
519:
491:Blickling Homilies
482:
287:Hundred Years' War
185:Reference no.
81:52.8118°N 1.2318°E
1142:Blickling Psalter
870:(Subscription or
863:978-0-19-861412-8
750:and varieties of
581:Philip Henry Kerr
487:Sir Richard Ellys
267:Sir Richard Ellys
229:
228:
1384:
1377:Woodland gardens
1300:
1299:
1297:Official website
1280:Stephen Cooper,
1247:
1241:
1235:
1222:
1216:
1203:
1197:
1183:
1170:
1169:
1167:
1165:
1151:
1145:
1139:
1133:
1128:
1122:
1117:
1111:
1106:
1100:
1089:
1083:
1082:
1080:
1078:
1064:
1058:
1057:
1055:
1053:
1038:
1032:
1031:
1029:
1022:
1014:
1008:
1007:
1005:
1003:
987:
981:
980:
978:
976:
962:
956:
955:
937:
931:
918:
909:
908:
907:
905:
889:Historic England
885:
876:
875:
867:
841:
833:
827:
820:
814:
799:
606:The garden today
576:John Adey Repton
560:landscape garden
540:Sir Henry Hobart
392:who was created
334:Lady Agnes Clere
326:Sir Henry Hobart
259:Sir Henry Hobart
216:
215:
209:
92:
91:
89:
88:
87:
82:
78:
75:
74:
73:
70:
33:
21:
20:
1392:
1391:
1387:
1386:
1385:
1383:
1382:
1381:
1317:
1316:
1295:
1294:
1291:
1256:
1254:Further reading
1251:
1250:
1242:
1238:
1232:Wayback Machine
1223:
1219:
1213:Wayback Machine
1204:
1200:
1184:
1173:
1163:
1161:
1153:
1152:
1148:
1140:
1136:
1129:
1125:
1118:
1114:
1107:
1103:
1090:
1086:
1076:
1074:
1066:
1065:
1061:
1051:
1049:
1040:
1039:
1035:
1027:
1020:
1016:
1015:
1011:
1001:
999:
988:
984:
974:
972:
970:www.alva.org.uk
964:
963:
959:
952:
938:
934:
928:Wayback Machine
919:
912:
903:
901:
886:
879:
869:
864:
834:
830:
821:
817:
813:, pp. 3, 14–15.
800:
793:
788:
776:
744:woodland garden
631:who introduced
612:Grade II listed
608:
552:Sir John Hobart
532:
511:
495:Lothian Psalter
474:
411:
402:the second earl
386:
369:Frances Egerton
358:Upwell, Norfolk
346:Sir Robert Bell
305:in about 1499,
279:
225:
224:
223:
222:
219:
218:
217:
180:19 January 1952
164:
161:Listed Building
86:52.8118; 1.2318
85:
83:
79:
76:
71:
68:
66:
64:
63:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1390:
1380:
1379:
1374:
1369:
1364:
1359:
1354:
1349:
1344:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1315:
1314:
1311:
1306:
1301:
1290:
1289:External links
1287:
1286:
1285:
1278:
1255:
1252:
1249:
1248:
1236:
1217:
1198:
1171:
1159:National Trust
1146:
1134:
1123:
1112:
1101:
1084:
1072:National Trust
1059:
1033:
1009:
982:
957:
950:
932:
910:
877:
862:
828:
815:
790:
789:
787:
784:
783:
782:
775:
772:
681:oriental plane
624:kitchen garden
607:
604:
572:Humphry Repton
531:
530:Garden history
528:
510:
507:
473:
470:
410:
409:Recent history
407:
385:
382:
342:Robert Lyminge
338:Hatfield House
278:
275:
271:National Trust
263:Robert Lyminge
232:Blickling Hall
227:
226:
220:
211:
210:
204:
203:
202:
201:
198:
197:
194:
193:
190:
189:
186:
182:
181:
178:
174:
173:
172:Blickling Hall
170:
166:
165:
159:
156:
155:
152:
151:
146:
142:
141:
139:National Trust
136:
132:
131:
126:
122:
121:
119:Robert Lyminge
116:
112:
111:
106:
102:
101:
98:
94:
93:
61:
57:
56:
47:
43:
42:
39:
35:
34:
26:
25:
24:Blickling Hall
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1389:
1378:
1375:
1373:
1370:
1368:
1365:
1363:
1360:
1358:
1355:
1353:
1350:
1348:
1345:
1343:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1325:
1324:
1322:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1305:
1302:
1298:
1293:
1292:
1283:
1279:
1277:
1276:0-8109-6691-3
1273:
1269:
1265:
1261:
1258:
1257:
1245:
1240:
1233:
1229:
1226:
1221:
1214:
1210:
1207:
1202:
1196:
1195:0-7078-0086-2
1192:
1189:pp56-65, p69
1188:
1182:
1180:
1178:
1176:
1160:
1156:
1150:
1143:
1138:
1132:
1127:
1121:
1116:
1110:
1105:
1098:
1094:
1088:
1073:
1069:
1063:
1047:
1043:
1037:
1026:
1019:
1013:
997:
993:
986:
971:
967:
961:
953:
951:1-84415-418-1
947:
943:
936:
929:
925:
922:
917:
915:
900:
899:
894:
890:
884:
882:
873:
865:
859:
855:
851:
847:
846:
840:
832:
825:
819:
812:
811:9781405134637
808:
804:
798:
796:
791:
781:
778:
777:
771:
769:
768:walled garden
765:
761:
757:
753:
749:
745:
741:
737:
733:
729:
725:
721:
712:
708:
706:
702:
698:
694:
690:
686:
682:
678:
674:
671:, shrubs and
670:
666:
662:
658:
654:
648:
646:
642:
638:
635:, species of
634:
629:
625:
621:
617:
613:
603:
601:
597:
592:
591:Norah Lindsay
588:
587:
582:
577:
573:
569:
565:
561:
555:
553:
549:
545:
541:
537:
527:
525:
515:
506:
504:
500:
496:
492:
488:
478:
469:
467:
463:
459:
458:
452:
450:
446:
441:
438:
434:
432:
428:
424:
420:
416:
406:
403:
399:
395:
391:
384:Later history
381:
379:
374:
370:
365:
363:
359:
355:
351:
347:
343:
339:
335:
331:
327:
323:
318:
316:
312:
308:
304:
300:
296:
292:
291:Thomas Boleyn
288:
284:
277:Early history
274:
272:
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
240:
237:
233:
208:
199:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
175:
171:
169:Official name
167:
162:
157:
153:
150:
147:
143:
140:
137:
133:
130:
127:
123:
120:
117:
113:
110:
107:
103:
99:
95:
90:
62:
58:
55:
51:
48:
44:
40:
36:
32:
27:
22:
19:
1281:
1267:
1264:Robinson, J.
1260:Woodcock, T.
1239:
1220:
1201:
1186:
1162:. Retrieved
1158:
1149:
1137:
1126:
1115:
1104:
1087:
1075:. Retrieved
1071:
1062:
1050:. Retrieved
1045:
1036:
1025:the original
1012:
1000:. Retrieved
996:the original
985:
973:. Retrieved
969:
960:
941:
935:
902:, retrieved
896:
843:
831:
823:
818:
802:
801:Ives, Eric.
764:philadelphus
717:
714:The orangery
649:
609:
586:Country Life
585:
574:and his son
556:
533:
520:
483:
455:
453:
442:
439:
435:
415:World War II
412:
387:
366:
364:1572–1576.
350:Beaupre Hall
319:
314:
280:
239:stately home
231:
230:
41:Stately home
18:
1052:17 February
904:23 December
760:Euston Road
720:summerhouse
431:Nissen huts
84: /
60:Coordinates
1321:Categories
1185:Newman, J.
1097:New Jersey
1002:28 October
975:9 November
874:required.)
786:References
697:turkey oak
669:perennials
653:herbaceous
544:wilderness
419:RAF Oulton
243:River Bure
177:Designated
69:52°48′42″N
1372:Blickling
736:hellebore
677:elaeagnus
637:hydrangea
616:Victorian
445:heat pump
299:Eric Ives
295:Elizabeth
273:in 1940.
249:north of
247:Blickling
163:– Grade I
115:Architect
105:Built for
72:1°13′54″E
50:Blickling
1228:Archived
1209:Archived
1164:22 April
1077:22 April
1046:BBC News
924:Archived
774:See also
748:camellia
740:foxglove
728:orangery
693:cyclamen
689:magnolia
659:with an
645:rosemary
641:buddleia
596:conifers
564:orangery
548:parterre
371:married
367:In 1621
236:Jacobean
129:Jacobean
46:Location
752:mahonia
724:sundial
685:croquet
673:grasses
657:catmint
620:topiary
600:azaleas
499:psalter
472:Library
413:During
354:Outwell
322:James I
255:Norfolk
251:Aylsham
188:1051428
145:Website
54:Norfolk
1274:
1193:
948:
868:
860:
809:
756:azalea
732:citrus
622:, the
568:citrus
546:and a
536:Boleyn
449:glycol
307:George
1028:(PDF)
1021:(PDF)
705:beech
665:peony
661:acorn
633:hosta
398:ha-ha
324:, by
234:is a
135:Owner
97:Built
1272:ISBN
1191:ISBN
1166:2020
1079:2020
1054:2021
1004:2015
977:2020
946:ISBN
906:2016
858:ISBN
807:ISBN
738:and
703:and
701:lime
643:and
311:Anne
303:Mary
100:1616
38:Type
850:doi
628:yew
427:RAF
348:of
317:).
253:in
1323::
1266:,
1262:,
1174:^
1157:.
1070:.
1044:.
968:.
913:^
895:,
891:,
880:^
856:.
842:.
794:^
699:,
647:.
639:,
602:.
526:.
380:.
360:,
352:,
340:,
328:,
52:,
1168:.
1099:.
1081:.
1056:.
1006:.
979:.
954:.
866:.
852::
356:/
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
